Unit 3: Constitution Flashcards Government

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Articles of Confederation

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The law that the Constitution replaced. It was not able to protect the country or people and needed to be changed.

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Constitutional Convention

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Secret meeting of the Framers as they were creating the Constitution.

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Constitution

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Highest law in the United States, written by a group of men and signed in 1787. It protects the people, states, and country.

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Framers

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Group of men, led by George Washington, who created the Constitution.

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New Jersey Plan

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Plan by William Paterson that proposed every state should get the same number of representatives.

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Virginia Plan

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Plan by Andrew Jackson that proposed the number of representatives should be determined by the size of the state.

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Great Compromise

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Compromise between the Virginia and New Jersey plans that determined the number of representatives.

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Articles

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7 rules that determine how our government works.

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ratify

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To approve a change to the Constitution.

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1st Amendment

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Gives people the freedom of religion and speech. Also protects the freedom of the press.